Production system bizhub PRO C6500 bizhub PRO C6500 The universal colour genius

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1 Production system bizhub PRO C6500 bizhub PRO C6500 The universal colour genius

2 bizhub PRO C6500, production system Smart colour power all-round Colour is essential for the creativity of professionals in advertising agencies and the graphic arts environment. So are a superior image quality for proofing purposes and a high production speed. Of equal importance is the economical aspect and Konica Minolta has combined all these merits in the new colour production system bizhub PRO C6500. With its identical high speed of 65 colour or black & white pages per minute, the bizhub PRO C6500 represents a significant new development in the field of full colour devices. It features Konica Minolta s advanced colour processing technology, and was designed to provide quality, reliability, ease of use and economy all essential requirements for every professional! The bizhub PRO C6500 combines an extensive media flexibility with various in-line finishing capabilities, offering to graphic artists and other users the creativity required for their design work. At the same time its sturdy, metal construction ensures absolute dependability while the compact design facilitates its integration at locations where space is limited. Convenient operation and ease of use are other attributes that were important development criteria. And a true highlight of the bizhub PRO C6500 is its remarkable registration accuracy which ensures perfect results in duplex printing, including brochures and booklets. Thanks to Konica Minolta s CS Remote Care concept, with the bizhub PRO C6500 unplanned stand-stills are a thing of the past. And the system s low overall running costs will surprise even those operating on a tight budget. The bizhub PRO C6500. Essential colour and allround power why go for less!

3 Simitri HD polymerised toner Conventional toner No limits to colour and quality Fast colour and superior quality are what professionals in the graphic arts environment really look for, whether they need a device for creative work and proofing or want to produce small print runs or sample quantities of their designs for customers. Thanks to a range of proprietary Konica Minolta technologies the bizhub PRO C6500 fulfils these essential requirements with regard to colour, quality and speed to perfection. Compact competence and reliability For a start the bizhub PRO C6500 is amazingly compact for a device in its class. To many it s remarkably small footprint will be a real asset, especially if the bizhub PRO C6500 is to be installed in a crowded print room or an advertising agency where space is at a premium. Nevertheless its sturdy and robust construction ensures a continuous and absolutely dependable performance. Simitri HD polymerised toner Konica Minolta s Simitri HD (HD High Definition) polymerised toner takes image quality to new heights: Its minute but uniform particle size allows the precise reproduction of even the finest lines without sacrificing a perfect black density. Simitri HD also ensures an unparalleled colour image quality and, due to a reduced fusing temperature, supports a truly impressive range of media. Powerful EFI Fiery controller Equipped with an embedded EFI Fiery controller, the bizhub PRO C6500 delivers professional print results of exceptional quality quickly and efficiently. The IC-408 features EFI s highly efficient Fiery colour management system providing users with an extensive standard range of powerful utilities for high-volume applications. Perfectly suited for high-speed colour printing, the IC-408 Fiery controller not only makes available a comprehensive Fiery usability and efficient variable data printing support, but also incorporates an extensive range of security features ensuring complete data security control, including access to the controller itself.

4 bizhub PRO C6500, production system Tomorrow s technology today The bizhub PRO C6500 combines a fast colour speed, impressive media flexibility and superb output quality with durability and reliability. By offering sustainable, reasonable running costs Konica Minolta s high-speed colour production system guarantees competitiveness and represents an economically viable printing solution for environments that operate on a limited budget but need to produce perfect, high-quality results. Unique colour processing technology In the bizhub PRO C6500 Konica Minolta has for the first time introduced its advanced colour processing technology, making available a range of technical innovations that enable the bizhub PRO C6500 s exceptional colour reproduction at such high speed. A newly applied unique screening method provides an improved image quality with considerably smoother backgrounds. Also new Konica Minolta s TagBit technology much enhances halftone printing, showing visible improvements in particular for outlines, reversed and slim text. The high speed and amazing precision of Konica Minolta s fast colour engine is made possible by an innovative dual-beam laser unit. And at the core of the bizhub PRO C6500 is a newly developped, high-performance image processing ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) this little chip contains many of the proprietary Konica Minolta technologies essential for this system s outstanding performance. Impressive media flexibility Paper processing in the bizhub PRO C6500 is fast and ultra-smooth. Thanks to Konica Minolta s air-assist paper feeding technology the media flexibility of this colour production system is extensive and covers a wide range of substrates, such as paper weights of up to 300 gsm, coated paper, card and digital offset stock. With up to 4,250 pages input capacity the bizhub PRO C6500 is suitably equipped even for long print runs and continuous production. Advanced features like the mixplex and mixmedia functionality guarantee professional output also of complex and highly individual print jobs. Additionally the optional large-capacity paper magazine can be equipped with a heating unit (optional) that dries paper stock before it s used, yet again increasing the system s feeding reliability.

5 Professionally productive The bizhub PRO C6500 is comprehensively equipped to ensure highest levels of productivity while minimising manual interventions and production interruptions. An array of features and functionalities increases user convenience and facilitates the fast processing of jobs: With Konica Minolta s smart colour production system short-run printing is fast and keeping short turnaround times easy! Its output capacity of up to 65 pages per minute in both full colour and b/w, and its paper and toner refill on-the-fly functionality make the bizhub PRO C6500 ideal for heavy-duty production and average monthly output volumes of 50,000 pages or more. Ease of use is just one of the bizhub PRO C6500 s many attractive assets. User convenience, fast and easy handling and no-nonsense operation were top development priorities for Konica Minolta s colour production system. User operation and programming for example are straightforward and intuitive via the large full-colour operator panel that provides clear and easy access to all functions. One precondition for faultless print production is absolute precision: The bizhub PRO C6500 meets this challenge with a back-to-front and page-to-page registration that comes very close to offset printing results. This brings noticeable benefits especially for the production of booklets and brochures only two of the more complex jobs the bizhub PRO C6500 takes in its stride! Dependability is another issue that has top priority for professionals and the bizhub PRO C6500 has been designed with reliability in mind. Beyond that Konica Minolta s remote diagnostics system CS Remote Care provides pro-active support once the bizhub PRO C6500 is in the field. With constant analysis of the system performance CS Remote Care enables automated reporting and preventive maintenance, effectively assuring maximum system uptime.

6 bizhub PRO C6500, production system In-line finishing for professionals The superior quality of printed output is important, but so is the form and feel of the complete document. To automate the finishing process and enable the one-stop production of sophisticated, high-impact print products, Konica Minolta makes available a choice of in-line finishing functions that further enhance the capabilities of the bizhub PRO C6500. Upgrading the bizhub PRO C6500 with the booklet finisher will automate the production of booklets and brochures, providing a convenient and productive in-line half-fold and saddlestitching functionality. Booklets can consist of up to 20 sheets, allowing a content of max. 80 pages. In addition, in-line punching of 2 or 4 holes is available as an optional upgrade to the booklet finisher. Another upgrade is the post inserter, which automates the process of inserting pre-printed covers into documents that have been printed on the bizhub PRO C6500. This option again attractively enhances the range of applications available with Konica Minolta s smart colour production system. With this comprehensive choice of finishing features the bizhub PRO C6500 is perfectly equipped for the production of booklets, brochures, manuals, reports, mailings and other documentation. Naturally, multi-position stapling for up to 50 sheets per stapled set is part of the booklet finisher s standard functionality. Extra versatility is included with a letter-folding function for sets of max. 3 sheets, especially convenient for the automatic production of mailings.

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8 Technical specifications Engine specifications Speed Colour: 65 ppm A4 36 ppm A3 B/W: 65 ppm A4 36 ppm A3 Resolution Print: 600 x 1,800 dpi (with smoothing) Scan/Copy: 600 x 600 dpi Gradations 256 gradations Memory 4x 256 MB RAM +4x 40 GB HDD (optional) Paper weight gsm Paper size A5 SRA3 100 x 148 mm to 330 x 487 mm Duplex unit Non-stack type gsm Paper input capacity Standard: up to 1,750 sheets With optional cassette: up to 4,250 sheets Printer specifications IC-408 (optional) Type Internal CPU Intel Celeron 2.8 GHz Print memory 512 MB Printer HDD 80 GB Interface 10/100/1000-Base-T Page description languages PS, TIFF, PDF System specifications Document feeder DF-609 (optional) 100 sheets capacity 39 opm feeding speed gsm paper weight A5 A3 paper size Large capacity cassette LU-202 (optional) Up to 2,500 sheets paper input capacity gsm paper weight B5 SRA3 paper size (max. 330 x 487 mm) Booklet finisher FS-607 (optional) Booklet making of up to 20 sheets (80 images) 2-point and corner stapling Stapling up to 50 sheets Centre fold and letter fold in Auto-shift sorting and grouping Output for up to 2,500 sheets Sub tray for up to 100 sheets Poster inserter PI-502 (optional for FS-607) Pre-printed sheet insertion 2 PI trays for 200 sheets each Punch kit PK-512 (optional for FS-607) Punching (2 and 4 holes selectable) Punch kit PK-513 (optional for FS-607) Punching (4 holes) All specifications relating to paper capacity refer to A4-size paper of 80 gsm quality. All specifications relating to scanning, copying or printing speeds refer to A4-size paper that is scanned, copied or printed crosswise in multipage, simplex mode. Some of the product illustrations contain optional accessories. Konica Minolta does not warrant that any prices or specifications mentioned will be error-free. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Microsoft, Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks, of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other brand and product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged. Printed in Germany on chlorine-free bleached paper. Your Konica Minolta Business Solutions Partner: Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH Europaallee Langenhagen Germany Tel.: +49 (0) Fax: +49 (0) /08-06/Buchheister